S21.442A✓ Billable
Puncture wound with foreign body of left back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity, initial encounter
Puncture wound with foreign body of left back wall of thorax…
Code Hierarchy
┌19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)├S20-S29Injuries to the thorax (S20-S29)├S21Open wound of thorax
└S21.442APuncture wound with foreign body of left back wall of thorax…
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